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Alexis George to retire, new AMP chief named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... services industry," Hirst said. "Blair has built confidence by tightening financial management, steering our capital return program and successfully executing both the AMP Capital separation and the AMP Advice sale and partnership. The board congratulates ...

Commonwealth Super anticipates advice take-off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... advice is expected to almost double in 2026, with 15% seeking intra-fund advice since the inception of its Super Specialist program. Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is seeing increased engagement with its Super Specialist program, which ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... than 850 were eligible for the experienced pathway. ASIC is currently monitoring the FAR and undertaking a compliance program to determine if they remain authorised to provide personal advice to retail clients. Padua Solutions wealth data manager Colin ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... specialist advisers under its revamped SMSF Specialist Adviser (SSA) accreditation. A total of 37 participants completed the program. Since its inception, more than 2300 professionals have graduated from the SSA course. Responding to the need for a more ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Findings from AMP's recent Retirement Confidence Pulse identified that women are significantly more worried about life after work across every measure and are less likely to seek help compared to men. The research indicated that 41% of women are financially ...

GDG awards Hackett big pay day

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... growth following the Lonsec and Evidentia acquisitions," the board said. "This multi-year integration and transformation program is expected to realise synergies and deliver durable, high-quality returns for shareholders." In its September quarter update ...

Diverse leadership cements business growth, positive workplace culture: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
A new report found that all signatories to the 40:40 Vision initiative believe that greater gender diversity has benefited workplace culture and business performance, but women remain "significantly" underrepresented in executive leadership teams (ELTs) ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... spokesperson said. "Martyn is a seasoned cyber and information security leader with deep expertise in cyber security, risk, program delivery, compliance, strategy and executive engagement across both the public and private sectors." Many superannuation ...

ASX listings, trade volumes improve in December

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... ASX stands at 2052, 3% lower than December 2024 (2116). It comes six months after the ASX introduced a two-year pilot program to shrink the initial public offering (IPO) timetable for eligible entities seeking to list on the exchange. In December 2025 ...

Ord Minnett creates national practice manager role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... the appointment added to the wealth group's existing training efforts, including its three-year Associate Adviser Program, which supports advisers early in their careers.